Family Support Inventory for Workers: A New Measure of Perceived Social Support from Family Members

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

24 p.

Publication Date

5-1995

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Source ISSN

0894-3796

Abstract

A measure of family social support for workers was developed, and initial investigations of its psychometric characteristics were conducted. Data from several samples endorse the internal consistency of the support dimensions of emotional sustenance and instrumental assistance, and confirmatory factor analysis findings reinforce the bidimensional structure of the instrument. Lack of a relationship with social desirability, correlations with life and job satisfactions, and gender differences in perceived instrumental assistance afford preliminary validity evidence. Exploratory multiple regression analyses revealed significant three-way interactions suggesting that the level of emotional sustenance from family members may be important to job satisfaction for employed women. Furthermore, empirical evidence was generated to assess the viability of the instrument relative to other existing measures of social support. Results supported convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity.

Comments

Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 16, No. 3 (May 1995): 235-258. DOI.

Gary A. Adams was affiliated with Central Michigan University at the time of publication.

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